Ferrari's Fernando Alonso says his Friday running went to plan as he headed up the 'best of the rest' in free practice for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The Spaniard was third quickest behind the dominant Mercedes duo of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton in both FP1 and FP2 as he focused on establishing a base set-up for the race weekend. Though the prospect of rain on Saturday leads Alonso to believe Friday's running could play a greater role on race day, he is pleased with the progress made. “This Friday was much like any other and we followed our programme, testing some components and working on set-up in the morning, while evaluating both tyre compounds in the afternoon,...
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